| Subject: | Re: [NABOKV-L] [Fwd: Re: [NABOKV-L] (pronouncing "Pnin")] |
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| Date: | Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:49:49 -0800 |
| From: | Carolyn Kunin <chaiselongue@earthlink.net> |
| To: | Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU> |
Dear Jerry, Actually the initial shwa is not pronounced in Hebrew, so your Hebrew pearl sounds almost exactly like a pninian female, the only difference being the softness of the Russian "n." Shalom! Carolyn